lostris 1 - 0 Mediolanum (366563011)

Dark skies made the crowd of 3858 at Lostris Stadium a little nervous, but the rain held off. Józef Dyczek was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Roderik Huisman and Alexis Guiho. lostris had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Moradei - Cicco, Omiccioli, Ghirardelli, Lumaj - Pisu, Francolini, Vrencev, Portera - Iuliano, Musca.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Mediolanum. Lineup: de Sousa - Urbaneja, Thomas, Kelemen - Laganà, Počina, Nöbauer, Rösele, Bogdanov - Barashi, Yüksel.

Mediolanum used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. The pressing tactics used by Mediolanum were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. lostris broke through on the left 4 minutes into the game, with F. Francolini firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. A great save by keeper S. de Sousa after 27 minutes kept the visitors in the game after F. Francolini struck from the left with a real cannonball. 31 minutes into the match lostris's F. Cicco head butted an opponent nastily, and so the referee sent him off immediately. At this time in the match, Mediolanum were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. It was 1 - 0 at the break. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Mediolanum, with 51 percent of the ball.

Mediolanum's talent at pressing frustrated the spectators as the game became a dire midfield struggle. Mediolanum's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. Mediolanum's F. Urbaneja got himself booked for a foul. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, B. Yüksel got himself booked. The manager of Mediolanum was not happy. Mediolanum enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

M. Portera performed admirably for lostris. M. Ghirardelli was a disappointment, however. Mediolanum's best player was N. Barashi. On the other hand, D. Bogdanov's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 0.